Arab League chief welcomes Chinese president's upcoming visit

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Arab League chief welcomes Chinese president's upcoming visit

Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa on Monday welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to the 22-member pan-Arab forum, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

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Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa on Monday welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to the 22-member pan-Arab forum, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

Moussa lauded China's role in the international arena, while highlighting its good relations with the Arab world, the report said.

President Hu is due to arrive here on Jan. 29 for a four-day state visit to Egypt, the second leg of his four-nation tour which is taking him to France and will later take him to Gabon and Algeria.

During his stay here, Hu will meet Moussa over issues of mutual concern at the AL headquarters located in downtown Cairo.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, a Sino-Arab cooperation forum is likely to be set up during Hu's visit to the Arab League.

"The two sides will probably announce the establishment of the forum after a consensus on the founding declaration is reached," Zhai Jun, director of the ministry's Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, said earlier.

Under the forum, bilateral cooperation would cover fields of politics, economy, trade, culture, education, health and sports.

"China hopes that such a forum will serve as a new platform to further upgrade ties between the two sides," Zhai said.

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